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Galina Shleykina Miami universityKeywords: pragmatic competence, pragmatic failure, greeting responses, ELF, EFL Abstract In the current conditions of globalization and the use of English as a lingua franca (ELF), the notions of pragmatic competence and appropriateness as well as pragmatic failure become of paramount importance to the language learners and instructors. The current article discusses …

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Ali Akbar Ansarin University of TabrizSalva Kazemipour Khabbazi University of TabrizKeywords: annotations, working memory, involvement load, passive vocabulary development, active vocabulary development Abstract This study aims at comparing the effect of single- and dual-annotation modes, working memory (WM), and three tasks of different involvement loads (sentence writing, close deletion, and paragraph writing) on passive and …

Task-induced involvement load and working memory: Effects on active and passive vocabulary knowledge of EFL learners in a multimedia learning environment Read More »

Koray Cantez Cihat AtarKeywords: Erasmus Youth Exchange Project; speaking skills; motivation; out-of-class activities; non-formal education; foreign language learning. Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate the views of the participants of European Union Erasmus+ Youth Exchange project regarding its effect on foreign language motivation and speaking fluency development. Foreign language motivation and speaking …

Investigating the contribution of the European Union Erasmus+ youth exchange project to foreign language learning Read More »

Supakorn Phoocharoensil Thammasat UniversityKeywords: Semantic prosody; collocation; near-synonymy; corpora; COCA Abstract Near-synonyms in English often cause considerable confusion among EFL students. This study aims to clarify this confusion through a corpus-based investigation of the target synonymous verbs persist and persevere with focus on distribution across genres, collocations, and semantic preference/prosody. The results, based on the …

Semantic prosody and collocation: A corpus study of the near-synonyms persist and persevere Read More »

Joel Meniado University of Toronto Keywords: extensive reading; extensive reading practices; reading program; reading in the Arab world; teaching reading Abstract This study examined the English extensive reading (ER) programs across the Arabian Gulf region. It investigated the ER models and approaches adopted by different higher education institutions (HEIs) in the region, their ER practices …

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Seyed Mohammad Reza Amirian Hakim Sabzevari University Saeed Abbasi-Sosfadi Hakim Sabzevari UniversityKeywords: Statistical Anxiety; TEFL; Examination Anxiety; Asking for Help Anxiety; Interpretation Anxiety. Abstract Although statistics is an important compulsory course in a wide variety of disciplines, the vast majority of students including TEFL postgraduate students find it frightening and difficult to understand, and thus …

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Rashad Ahmed Abdu Al-kadi USTKeywords: Academic Writing, Feedback, Peer review, Writing Instruction Abstract With the current advancement of technology and its potential for better teaching and learning outcomes, this paper compares the use of peer review in face-to-face settings and online platforms. The study recruited 142 students and 20 instructors from an American public mid-southern …

Online and face-to-face peer review in academic writing: Frequency and preferences Read More »

Maryam Farnia Payame Noor University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7046-6533Shiva Mohammadi Amin Institute of Higher Education, FooladshahrKeywords: humor perception, appropriate humor, L2 humor, inappropriate humor Abstract The present paper deals with the perception of Iranian EFL teachers and learners in using humor in language classrooms. To this end, 10 English classes with a population of 70 female and male …

Exploring EFL Teachers and Learners Perception of L2 Humor: A Case Study of Iranian English Language Institutes Read More »

Süleyman GÜN Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0388-7263Keywords: English Education Policy, English Language Education, Middle East and North Africa Abstract English Language Education Policy in the Middle East and North Africa, Robert Kirkpatrick (Ed.). Springer International Publishing AG. Cham, Switzerland (2017). ISBN 978-3-319-46776-4 (Hardcover), ISBN 978-3-319-46778-8 (eBook). PDF Share on facebook Share on twitter Share …

Review of English Language Education Policy in The Middle East and North Africa Read More »

Chams Eddine Lamri Tlemcen University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7562-5799Hafida Hamzaoui Tlemcen University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0030-9721Keywords: ELP teaching, reading skill, blended approach, CLIL, Moodle platform Abstract Algerian law students are required to read and comprehend legal texts written in English in order to obtain managerial and regulatory rules knowledge. However, despite the efforts done by English for Law Purposes teachers, students …

Developing ELP Students’ Reading Skills through a Blended Learning Approach Read More »